2017-10-02

A sore in The Herald's neck. By Adetokunbo Akanbi
When the founding fathers of the Nigerian Herald conceived the idea of establishing the medium some forty years ago, it was principally to bridge the gap of information dissemination to large heterogeneous readers in ...

World Peace Day: JCI Nigeria Holds Peace Summit in Ilorin
As part of activities to commemorate the 2017 United Nations (UN) International Day of Peace, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria on Thursday, 21 September held a Peace Summit in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital...

Kwara NUJ Correspondents' Chapel mourn late Yusuf Abubakar
The Kwara State Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commiserated with the family of the pioneer General Manager of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) Harmony Station, Idofian in ...

2017-10-01

Independence: Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed congratulates Nigerians, calls for unity
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on Nigerians to work for and believe in Nigeria's unity and peaceful coexistence as means for attaining growth and sustainable development. Dr Ahmed who congratul...

OPINION: Nigeria at 57: Long Road to Real Independence By Dr. Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia
More than any other time in our history, Nigeria's 57th year of being an independent country separate from the United Kingdom should have been one of service and less of celebration. At 57, our performance in the human de...

Nigeria@57: Kwara Speaker blames leadership, Nigerians on bad governance
As Nigeria celebrates her 57th anniversary as an independent nation , the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad says it is high time Nigerians subjected their leaders to accountability. ...

KWASU students awarded IEDF UK scholarships
The Ilorin Emirates Development Forum (IEDF) based in the United Kingdom (UK) has awarded scholarships to five students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete. They were awarded the sum of hundred thousand na...

2017-09-30

Zuma Club Wins 2nd Kwara Veteran Inter-Club Invitational Championship
Zuma Badminton Club, Suleja at the weekend emerged champions of the two-day 2nd Kwara Stadium Badminton Veteran Club Championship tagged "Ilorin 2017" with three gold and three silver. Hosts Kwara Stadium Badmint...

KWSG Relaxes Sanctions on Aloffa and Olota Following Emir's Intervention
The Kwara State Government has relaxed the sanctions imposed on the traditional rulers of Iloffa and Odo-Owa following the outbreak of violent crises between the two communities in Irepodun Local Government Areas of the s...

Ilorin: Mounting anxiety over ritualists' activities
By AHMED 'LATEEF For sometime now, residents of Ilorin have become apprehensive over the new trend of exhuming corpses from graves by suspected ritualists. AHMED 'LATEEF looks at the ugly trend and its consequence for...

2017-09-29

FAAC: Kwara Govt Releases Details of September Allocation
The Kwara State Government has released its federal allocation figures for the month of September 2017. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu in a statement on Thursday evening, said the State gove...

Nigeria @57: Police assure of watertight security, panic-free celebration in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara says it will provide watertight security to the residents before, during and after the forthcoming celebration of Nigeria's 57th Independence Day. The Spokesman for the command, DSP Aj...

Al-Hikmah University produces 16 First Class graduates
PIONEER private Islamic university in Nigeria, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has produced 16 First Class graduates out of 916 students across various programmes, departments and faculties in this year convocation ceremony...

Kwara State University set to host VCs of Nigerian Universities
Kwara State University (KWASU) is sets to host the meeting of the Vice Chancellors, under the auspices of Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) between 8th and 12th of next month. About 6...

KWSG Completes Installation of Equipment At IVTEC
Ahead of the formal commissioning of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo, the Kwara State government has completed installation of equipment and training tools at the C...